Welcome to the Philippines Pope Francis

I'm really happy about Pope Francis's visit to my country! His arrival will be tomorrow.

I won't be able to go there in Manila to get a glimpse of him though. Well, even if I was there, I won't risk getting myself squashed amid MILLIONS of people!

I may not be a devout Catholic, but I really like Pope Francis. To a religion that has been in so much need of change, his getting into papacy is such a welcome breath of fresh air. 

And of course, everyone's prepping up before he arrives. Things are taken care of - from security to crowd behavior, to orderliness, to cleanliness...

I just hope they keep this up EVEN AFTER HE LEAVES. Just a thought. 

And I hope his visit would give much needed strength to the survivors of typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. I mean, they're the real reason he's here, right? 

----------------------------------UPDATE--------------------------------

I watched him celebrating mass for the people of Tacloban - they were the ones most devastated by Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. His homily was THE BEST homily I've ever heard. "Turn to the Holy Mother and trust her, just like a child turning to his mom when things go wrong... Christ will never let you down." 

Simply inspiring.